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i think that they're very sensitive to obama looking like he is leading on this. right? like during the health care debate there wasn't any -- there was some -- during the health care debate -- >> they claim they're not going to do anything until boehner's budget. >> as the clock ticks down, the pressure is going to be on to do something, get something done. >> trivia time we ask name the three governors who had that job, left it and now have it again. we told you it was a super easy one to answer and many of you did. jerry brown, might not only we have a clinton match i think we have a clinton-jerry brown rematch in the primaries in 2016. ...so as you can see, geico's customer satisfaction is at 97%. mmmm tasty. and cut! very good. people are always asking me how we make these geico adverts. so we're taking you behind the scenes. this coffee cup, for example, is computer animated. it's not real. geico's customer satisfaction is quite real though. this computer-animated coffee tastes dreadful. geico. 15 minutes could save you 15 % or more on car insurance. someone get me
i think that they're very sensitive to obama looking like he is leading on this. right? like during the health care debate there wasn't any -- there was some -- during the health care debate -- >> they claim they're not going to do anything until boehner's budget. >> as the clock ticks down, the pressure is going to be on to do something, get something done. >> trivia time we ask name the three governors who had that job, left it and now have it again. we told you it was a...
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treasury secretary timothy geithner, president obama's point man in these fiscal cliff negotiations, ran the gauntlet this morning. he appeared on all five sunday talk shows, including "meet the press" of course, what else did he say? >> craig, you know if we're in the posturing stage and a lot of people think we're still in the posturing stage with, 29 or 30 days to go. we better hope that they're just posturing, because after the period of optimism, the post-election talk of compromise, you remember john boehner came out the day after the election, the president spoke about compromise as well. they're as far apart as they ever have been and the clock is ticking. what timothy geithner said is as follows, nothing is going to get done unless republicans agree to raise rates on the wealthiest 2% of americans we know the figure by now. those couples filing jointly making more than $250,000. the rates must rise, not a matter of closing loopholes or deductions or simplifying the tax code this is the way it has to be to meet their revenue goals. contrary to what mitch mcconnell and john bo
treasury secretary timothy geithner, president obama's point man in these fiscal cliff negotiations, ran the gauntlet this morning. he appeared on all five sunday talk shows, including "meet the press" of course, what else did he say? >> craig, you know if we're in the posturing stage and a lot of people think we're still in the posturing stage with, 29 or 30 days to go. we better hope that they're just posturing, because after the period of optimism, the post-election talk of...
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involving taxes, trade, regulatory policy, exchange rates, educational skills. it is all of those things. but when you move from high-level policy to specific cases, you'll often find one element that is rarely talked about, a government's role in boosting its domestic manufactur manufacturers. in a front-page story last week, "the new york times" detailed how apple's iphone ended up being made outside america. "the times" wrote about the apple executives who visited a factory in china to see if it could cut the glass precisely for the phone's touch screen. when the apple team got there, the factory owners were already constructing a new wing. this is in case you give us the contract. the manager explained. how could they afford such an extravagant gesture? well, it turns out "the times" noted that they received subsidies from the chinese government. that one incident is part of a pattern. in 2009, for example, bridgelux, a light-emitting chip manufacturer in the united states, was searching for a new factory site. the company considered the cost of building in
involving taxes, trade, regulatory policy, exchange rates, educational skills. it is all of those things. but when you move from high-level policy to specific cases, you'll often find one element that is rarely talked about, a government's role in boosting its domestic manufactur manufacturers. in a front-page story last week, "the new york times" detailed how apple's iphone ended up being made outside america. "the times" wrote about the apple executives who visited a...
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especially after president obama won the election. senate democratic leadership aide tells me that will remains a 50/50 chance we will get a mini deal temporary extension of tax cuts under $250,000 before the january 1 deadline when we would go over the cliff. will are no assurances of that. a white house official told me as president obama prepares to fly back to conduct and participate in the negotiations at the end, there has been no progress over the holiday weekend. michelle, i'm afraid that people who are looking for a deal and looking for a deal by december 31, all hope is not lost. it is not looking good at the moment. >> let's go back to this hitting the debt ceiling on monday. we learned of this because treasury secretary tim good night mother sent a letter to the honorable harry reid majority leader. and that's where he outline it is fact that in three business days, the summit government is going to run out of borrowing capacity. john, if there were a treasurer in a business who went to their boss and said by the way, thre
especially after president obama won the election. senate democratic leadership aide tells me that will remains a 50/50 chance we will get a mini deal temporary extension of tax cuts under $250,000 before the january 1 deadline when we would go over the cliff. will are no assurances of that. a white house official told me as president obama prepares to fly back to conduct and participate in the negotiations at the end, there has been no progress over the holiday weekend. michelle, i'm afraid...
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one person asked, why won't keeping tax rates low across the board encourage more hires and therefore, more tax revenue? the president responded, high-end tax cuts do the least for economic growth and cost almost $ 1 trillion. extending middle class cuts boosts consumer demand and growth. the white house released a video today showing how president obama has been consistent on his message throughout the last couple of years. it was central to his campaign. >> we need to give tax relief to working families trying to raise their kids to keep them healthy, send them to college, keep a roof over their heads. that's the choice in this election. that's one of the reasons i'm running for a second term as president. >> how quickly we forget. in the words of secretary timothy geithner, this is why republicans have no choice but accepting the tax increases on the wealthiest americans. >> why does it make sense for the country to force tax increases on all americans because a small group of republicans want to extend for 2% of americans? why does that make any sense. there's no reason why that s
one person asked, why won't keeping tax rates low across the board encourage more hires and therefore, more tax revenue? the president responded, high-end tax cuts do the least for economic growth and cost almost $ 1 trillion. extending middle class cuts boosts consumer demand and growth. the white house released a video today showing how president obama has been consistent on his message throughout the last couple of years. it was central to his campaign. >> we need to give tax relief to...
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it's a matter that doesn't wait. >> our birth rate is going down. so, you know, this is -- our country is transforming. we know this. >> we do. and yet some people seem to be woefully disaviewing reality. not naming names. president obama uses his speech at the kennedy center honors to tout the virtues of sharing american culture the world. >> speaks to something that has always made this country great, the idea here in america more than any other place on earth, we are free to follow our own passions, explore our own gifts wherever they may lead us and people from all around the world come here to make sure that they, too, can provide us the incredible gifts that they have. >> one entertainer who continues to explore his own gifts, just not in bahrain, is party king andrew w.k. we will ask him about following one's passions when he joins us live in studio coming up next. ♪ it's so important to make someone happy ♪ when you give a child a toy, it has to work. ♪ make just one someone happy and when it's a toys for tots child, well, what could b
it's a matter that doesn't wait. >> our birth rate is going down. so, you know, this is -- our country is transforming. we know this. >> we do. and yet some people seem to be woefully disaviewing reality. not naming names. president obama uses his speech at the kennedy center honors to tout the virtues of sharing american culture the world. >> speaks to something that has always made this country great, the idea here in america more than any other place on earth, we are free...
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. >> business owners with us today are here to highlight president obama's demand to raise tax rates instead of cutting spending. his plan will hurt nearly 1 million small businesses around our country. that will affect hundreds of thousands of jobs. >> reporter: and guys, there are republicans here on capitol hill who are urging the speaker to cut a deal with the president. i talked to one of the earliest republicans to say, you know what, let's take a the president up on his offer to extend the bush tax cuts for everybody under $250,000 and at least take that uncertainty off the table and then continue to negotiate the rest to have later. some of the republicans are now coalessing around that view that they should give into what the president is suggesting, at least temporarily, and continue to negotiate on the rest because there's a lot of political pain here for republicans if we do get to the point where we go over the cliff because of those higher tax rate pateryers, guys. >> all right, eamon. thank you. >> the talk continues, but none of it face to face. be sure to catch a liv
. >> business owners with us today are here to highlight president obama's demand to raise tax rates instead of cutting spending. his plan will hurt nearly 1 million small businesses around our country. that will affect hundreds of thousands of jobs. >> reporter: and guys, there are republicans here on capitol hill who are urging the speaker to cut a deal with the president. i talked to one of the earliest republicans to say, you know what, let's take a the president up on his offer...
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the obama plan finishes the rate on the top 2% will have virtually no impact on job formation. >> i resemble your remark about facts and opinions, we have both on this show. >> let's hear the data. >> brenda: gary b, you go right to it. >> you know, julian has his study and you know, the other side has another study, ernst & young-- >> no, they don't. >> the report. >> wait, julian, you've got to let me finish, okay? they have a study saying, raising the taxes on the rich would cost 700,000 jobs. the cbo, which julian likes said that just if we allowed all the bush tax cuts to not expire and the-- the amt, the alternative minimum tax would be addressed, that's 1.8 million jobs, so, no matter how you cut it, even if we just looked anecdotally julian doesn't like. he's a wealthy guy and earnings a lot of of money, ifs' less money to his bottom line next year, i guarantee julian will have to cut back on the landscaping that he does and probably the guy that drives his car, and all of that other stuff. it just doesn't make sense from where you look at the numbers or whether you're looking anecdo
the obama plan finishes the rate on the top 2% will have virtually no impact on job formation. >> i resemble your remark about facts and opinions, we have both on this show. >> let's hear the data. >> brenda: gary b, you go right to it. >> you know, julian has his study and you know, the other side has another study, ernst & young-- >> no, they don't. >> the report. >> wait, julian, you've got to let me finish, okay? they have a study saying,...
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on all of the ratings he is way ahead of obama on that score. what independents are going to make their decision on and they will make it in october or early november, they will wait until the last minute. what they will make their decision on is how is the economy for me right now? that's -- that's how they will make their decision. that's their number one concern. they do care about deficits. it's right up there. definitely more than democrats about deficit. >> i have to give karl the last word here. when i hear they don't know the difference between the two, i tend to think you should study up a little bit. >> yeah cutely but at the end of the day what people will vote on is the future of the country, and people don't want to go back to george w. bush. romney's advisors said his economic policies would be george bush on steroids. that should be enough to win them over. >> all right. thank you both very much. i really appreciate it. when we come back kristin bower is from true blood, but she thinks the real vampires are the oil companies tryin
on all of the ratings he is way ahead of obama on that score. what independents are going to make their decision on and they will make it in october or early november, they will wait until the last minute. what they will make their decision on is how is the economy for me right now? that's -- that's how they will make their decision. that's their number one concern. they do care about deficits. it's right up there. definitely more than democrats about deficit. >> i have to give karl the...
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obama's personal rating has bumped up to 53%. the house speaker's personal rating remains 10 points underwater, just 19% view boehner positively. and though republicans have a positive impress of boehner, he's not the rock star in the party. compare his rating among republicans to congressman paul ryan's. and while boehner has a net positive amongs gop, ryan's is a net 50 points. ryan may not challenge boehner soon but it explains why he is watching his back. here's congressman chris van hollen yesterday. >> i'm getting increasingly concerned that one of of the reasons that i speaker i think is deciding to string out these discussions is that he wants to wait until january 3rd when the election for speaker takes place. >> an aide to boehner dismissed the assertion saying, quote, that's nutty. while president obama has the upper hand, it's not a blowout the bickering over the fiscal cliff has the country even more pessimistic about all of its leader and that's extends to the president. 69% are convinced next year will bring more o
obama's personal rating has bumped up to 53%. the house speaker's personal rating remains 10 points underwater, just 19% view boehner positively. and though republicans have a positive impress of boehner, he's not the rock star in the party. compare his rating among republicans to congressman paul ryan's. and while boehner has a net positive amongs gop, ryan's is a net 50 points. ryan may not challenge boehner soon but it explains why he is watching his back. here's congressman chris van hollen...
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tax rates? about what his plan was for tax rates? president obama was crystal clear about what e he wanted. >> i have said that for incomes over $250,000 a year that we should go. back to the rates that we had when bill clinton was president. >> i want to reform the tax codes so that it's fair. the same rate we had when bill clinton was president. >> we have to ask you and me and the wealthiest among us to go back to the clinton rates for income above $250,000. >> the clinton tax rates, we need to go back. that's not a generic policy idea. that's really specific. the clinton tax rate for high income earners was 39.6%. that's what president obama was calling for during the campaign. that's still what president obama is calling for now. but now when you ask him if that's the red line, if it you ask if he will accept anything else, he doesn't really answer. >> tax rates. are you -- is there no deal at the end of the year if tax rates for the top 2% aren't the clinton tax rates, period. no ifs, ands
tax rates? about what his plan was for tax rates? president obama was crystal clear about what e he wanted. >> i have said that for incomes over $250,000 a year that we should go. back to the rates that we had when bill clinton was president. >> i want to reform the tax codes so that it's fair. the same rate we had when bill clinton was president. >> we have to ask you and me and the wealthiest among us to go back to the clinton rates for income above $250,000. >> the...
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of obama's presidency at that point. he never more like a one-term president than if august of 2011. he decided he wouldn't be able to negotiate just inside washington with the republicans to get a deal. he had to go out and campaign on his ideas and win an election and get some kind of a mandate. i know we hate that term, but some kind of a mandate and specifically on the issue of raising taxes on income over $250,000. i think that is the single most important thing in terms of going forward that he got out of this election was that he could now say and he's been saying, hey, i went and i told the country this is exactly what i want to do on taxes. this is the difference between me and the republicans on taxes. he can say the country sides with me. pretty -- pretty strongly. i think he's basically going out there and trying to reinforce that message and he can take that -- he can take that to the people and he said i campaigned on it, i won out. this is the test. are republicans going to hear that message or not? my onl
of obama's presidency at that point. he never more like a one-term president than if august of 2011. he decided he wouldn't be able to negotiate just inside washington with the republicans to get a deal. he had to go out and campaign on his ideas and win an election and get some kind of a mandate. i know we hate that term, but some kind of a mandate and specifically on the issue of raising taxes on income over $250,000. i think that is the single most important thing in terms of going forward...
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you don't accumulate debt at a disturbing rate. obama is expanding government. i saw a stanford economist who just written a book who talked about the times that you really have retardation of economic growth is when government spending, the rate of government spending exceeds the rate of private spending and we saw that, we're seeing that right now and obama is proposing that we double down on that. you expand the government spending, you crowd out the private sector -- >> david, that's not right. >> reduce growth. >> what you're talk being is sending us over the fiscal cliff and at the same time, steering off -- no! >> by telling them that the government is cutting back on every kind of spending and contractor in the nation! you're asking for catastrophe. >> you want to tax 70% of the businesses that provide 70% of the jobs, juan. >> we're trying to -- democrats are trying to protect 98% from tax hikes increases and you want to tax everybody. >> we got to take a break. we'll come back more with juan and david. they'll stay with us and it is supposed to be a re
you don't accumulate debt at a disturbing rate. obama is expanding government. i saw a stanford economist who just written a book who talked about the times that you really have retardation of economic growth is when government spending, the rate of government spending exceeds the rate of private spending and we saw that, we're seeing that right now and obama is proposing that we double down on that. you expand the government spending, you crowd out the private sector -- >> david, that's...
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clinton rates as he says. when you had these taxes in, his proposal to actually increase taxes on the rich, quite a bit above where they were in the clinton years. >> the new taxes on wages and investment income, they're designed to raise, the number is, $318 billion over the next ten years or about half of all the new revenue that will be collected under the health care law. it's been pointed out the new taxes also come with a marriage penalty for those who qualify. >> i'm not hugely convinced. here's the way it works. the taxes kick in for individuals making more than $200,000 or families making more than $250,000. number one, anybody who's getting married is under those levels is seeing nothing here. that's the vast, overwhelming majority of americans. now, the way the marriage penalty can work is let's say two people get married and they both make $200,000. or $199,000, maybe. if they didn't get married, they wouldn't experience any tax increase. if they do get married and they file jointly, you're making
clinton rates as he says. when you had these taxes in, his proposal to actually increase taxes on the rich, quite a bit above where they were in the clinton years. >> the new taxes on wages and investment income, they're designed to raise, the number is, $318 billion over the next ten years or about half of all the new revenue that will be collected under the health care law. it's been pointed out the new taxes also come with a marriage penalty for those who qualify. >> i'm not...
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obama said i couldn't take 700,000 or $800,000 in terms of the tax rates. that still leaves 500,000 or maybe up to 650,000. what happened to make these two sides go back this their corner and paintory put forward plan b? no one knows for sure. the explanation we're hearing is, well, the president is not serious. well, from reading everything and from talking to people, it seems to be that both sides were moving together. what happened? we do not necessarily know. this plan b will most likely pass tonight. republicans believe they have the votes after they added those defense cuts in there. sorry. after they replaced the defense cuts. it would move forward. mr. cantor said that they're not going to go home this weekend. apparently they're going to be here. it's unclear what exactly they would work on, but this is some sort of dance we're seeing here, alex, that really has no explanation. >> we thought it was three acts. it turns out to be a 15 act. glen, if you break it down, as luke says, we were not that far away at some point? maybe we're still close, who
obama said i couldn't take 700,000 or $800,000 in terms of the tax rates. that still leaves 500,000 or maybe up to 650,000. what happened to make these two sides go back this their corner and paintory put forward plan b? no one knows for sure. the explanation we're hearing is, well, the president is not serious. well, from reading everything and from talking to people, it seems to be that both sides were moving together. what happened? we do not necessarily know. this plan b will most likely...
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president obama held onto the top spot for the second straight year. the pope climbed two notches from last year and landed in fifth place. facebook ceo mark zuckerberg tumbled from the top ten all the way to number 25. former president bill clinton held on to last year's ranking at number 50. tonight on rock center watch brian williams sit down with apple ceo, tim cook, number 35 on the forbes list by the way. >>> finally, this is no joke. though it began as one on facebook, pizza hut in canada has sent more than 100 bottles of pizza scented perfume to facebook fans. the fragrance boasts top notes of freshly baked hand tossed dough. pepper reason ri? >> new york mayor cory booker lives on food stamps. >>> the nfl steps up with $1 million for jovan belcher's daughter. >>> high res images from space. it allows images of city lights, gas flares, aur rar ras, to be seen by the naked eye. >>> stories making news across america on this thursday. in washington state, a 35 year relationship was officially legitimized. as the clock struck 12:00 out west, they
president obama held onto the top spot for the second straight year. the pope climbed two notches from last year and landed in fifth place. facebook ceo mark zuckerberg tumbled from the top ten all the way to number 25. former president bill clinton held on to last year's ranking at number 50. tonight on rock center watch brian williams sit down with apple ceo, tim cook, number 35 on the forbes list by the way. >>> finally, this is no joke. though it began as one on facebook, pizza hut...
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president obama own this is economy. if they are hell bent on raising tax rates, they are going to make the economy weaker and run into the next election in 2 years and really take a bath, if it looks like they didn't have the economy and improving the economy front and center on their agenda. >> eric: what about it, margie, with nancy pelosi's blood thirst and the obama administration's raiding the taxes on the wealthiest? >> when you look at electorate, half of the electorate wants to see tax increases for the wealthiest americans and another 15% want to see everybody taxed. have you a clear majority of americans that in exit polls in the election we just had, one of the key issues was tax policy, support with nancy pelosi and what the president has said, what some republicans are saying, let's have a balanced approach. let's ask the wealthy to pay a little bit more. we have had a huge increase in income inequality. the bush tax cuts are a large part of the current budget problems. you have the wealthiest are paying lo
president obama own this is economy. if they are hell bent on raising tax rates, they are going to make the economy weaker and run into the next election in 2 years and really take a bath, if it looks like they didn't have the economy and improving the economy front and center on their agenda. >> eric: what about it, margie, with nancy pelosi's blood thirst and the obama administration's raiding the taxes on the wealthiest? >> when you look at electorate, half of the electorate...
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we do not need to know whether it is the newspaper or hollywood these sources and methods about the rate of osama bin laden. we do need to know about the policy behind the kill list and the assassination of americans. i agree with congress that the executive branch leaks that are being done right now are for political gain. and that is wrong. what am concerned about is we could end up with a really bad anti-leaks law that ends up killing discussion and ends up being used primarily against whistleblowers. i am afraid that could be the unintended consequence of all these investigations. which in the end, i am not hopeful will really lead to any kind of accountability for anybody. >> jesselyn radack, it isn't a structural issue that the more our government relies on secret operations that, therefore, the realm of possible things that could be leaked grows just by the very nature of a move to greater authoritarianism in the government. in essence, you're creating a problem that you then want to criminalize people for opposing. >> that is an excellent point and another reason that passing bro
we do not need to know whether it is the newspaper or hollywood these sources and methods about the rate of osama bin laden. we do need to know about the policy behind the kill list and the assassination of americans. i agree with congress that the executive branch leaks that are being done right now are for political gain. and that is wrong. what am concerned about is we could end up with a really bad anti-leaks law that ends up killing discussion and ends up being used primarily against...
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. >> when president obama was re-elected it was the heist unemployment rate since franklin dell another roosevelt. high unemployment isn't the only reason it is like 1937. joining us now to explain why is amity slave she is the director of the bush institute for 4 percent growth project author of the fourth coming book on coolidge. i can't wait to read that. 1937 looking a lot like 2013. how so? you broke it down by 4 different points. number one you say preelection spending that sets records. explain why this is one of the major problems? >> you call 1936 was an election year like this year. they spent a lot. they spent a record amount. 1936 interestingly was the first year in peace time that the federal government was bigger than the states. america the states and towns used to be the big government and the federal government was a pygmy. that changed in 36. roosevelt campaigning made that great. this past year we spent a record share of the economy as well. that's the first one. >> number two off the list is the cold water afterward after the election? >> it is appropriate. it's the
. >> when president obama was re-elected it was the heist unemployment rate since franklin dell another roosevelt. high unemployment isn't the only reason it is like 1937. joining us now to explain why is amity slave she is the director of the bush institute for 4 percent growth project author of the fourth coming book on coolidge. i can't wait to read that. 1937 looking a lot like 2013. how so? you broke it down by 4 different points. number one you say preelection spending that sets...
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the rate of growth in the economy this year and it's prep tepid. a healthy growth rate is between 2% and 4%. and in the recession it's the number is negative. 1.5% is not a disaster but it's weak and worse yet things do not look like they're going to speed up any time soon. you can plain it on anything, the local economy has been sluggish. we're on and jobs moving overseas and any president may not be able to bring things along very quickly. the 1.5% growth figure means less jobs, and life it harder for a lot of americans. when life is hard, you take it out on whoever is in charge. if you have an opinion, you better back it up. >>eliot spitzer takes on politics. >>science and republicans do not mix. >>now it's your turn at the only online forum with a direct line to eliot spitzer. >>join the debate now. >> eliot: earlier this week treasury secretary timothy geithner as well as democrats in it seem like geithner had done everything he could while at the new york fed to curb libor manipulation. but as we continue to find out that is not the case. in
the rate of growth in the economy this year and it's prep tepid. a healthy growth rate is between 2% and 4%. and in the recession it's the number is negative. 1.5% is not a disaster but it's weak and worse yet things do not look like they're going to speed up any time soon. you can plain it on anything, the local economy has been sluggish. we're on and jobs moving overseas and any president may not be able to bring things along very quickly. the 1.5% growth figure means less jobs, and life it...
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republicans are going to bend on tax rates. maybe not $250,000 threshold, maybe closer to a million. but until that happens we won't see progress but obama will have to deal with problems on his left. he has to put entitlement reform, maybe raising the age of medicare down the road. >> when we look towards the beginning of the year and inauguration and seating of new congressional members, you'll have about 90 new folks that have been elected to get involved in this. is there a partial solution before that? and what changes do you expect given the fact we'll have new voices? >> i definitely think new voices -- they're going to be -- whatever deal is reached this year, and i think there will be a deal up until new year's eve, then you have members who are leaving voting. that could round up the votes because they're leaving congress and likely to vote yes. but this is only the beginning. major tax reform, major reforms to entitlement are probably next year's discussion. one of new members coming in that will have to take difficu
republicans are going to bend on tax rates. maybe not $250,000 threshold, maybe closer to a million. but until that happens we won't see progress but obama will have to deal with problems on his left. he has to put entitlement reform, maybe raising the age of medicare down the road. >> when we look towards the beginning of the year and inauguration and seating of new congressional members, you'll have about 90 new folks that have been elected to get involved in this. is there a partial...
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the interest rate could go up like a rocket. chance that a good it could cause us to hit a wall like they have been greece and spain and italy. separate mortgages came close to bring the economy to its knees. this debt is america's nightmare mortgage. it is adjustable, and no money down, and assigned to our children. politicians have been trying to hide the truth about this nightmare mortgage for years-- just like liar-loans. this is not just bad economics-- it is immoral. we must opposite. -- we must stop it. let me give you some ideas. during my time in business and in state government, i came to see the economy as having three big players the private sector, the states and localities, and the federal government. of the three, the private sector is by far the most efficient and cost-effective in providing the products they want. scores and scores of businesses and thousands of entrepreneurs are competing to deliver a product that is better than anyone else's. they're trying to come up for something better. think about smart ph
the interest rate could go up like a rocket. chance that a good it could cause us to hit a wall like they have been greece and spain and italy. separate mortgages came close to bring the economy to its knees. this debt is america's nightmare mortgage. it is adjustable, and no money down, and assigned to our children. politicians have been trying to hide the truth about this nightmare mortgage for years-- just like liar-loans. this is not just bad economics-- it is immoral. we must opposite. --...
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i'd pay attention to the president's approval rating but the romney/obama match-ups will be plenty fluid. >> there's a lot to be done between now and then including mitt romney's pick of a running mate. you spoke of paul ryan, whose name is floating around here. who do you think is on the short list? what will it reveal about the romney campaign? >> well, if he should go for some longshot pick, then you could reasonably assume they're worried. i think a longshot pick would be somebody like marco rubio of florida, who conservatives love, would excite the party but he's not super experienced. i think given the state of the economy it's not going to surprise me if romney goes with a pick that's going to do no harm, someone who's a plausible president. somebody like senator rob portman of ohio. i think somebody like former governor tim pawlenty of minnesota, even bobby jindal, third on that list, a two-term governor from louisiana. you know, they're all experienced, all very plausible presidents. and i think paul ryan, probably nobody understands fiscal issues in the republican party better
i'd pay attention to the president's approval rating but the romney/obama match-ups will be plenty fluid. >> there's a lot to be done between now and then including mitt romney's pick of a running mate. you spoke of paul ryan, whose name is floating around here. who do you think is on the short list? what will it reveal about the romney campaign? >> well, if he should go for some longshot pick, then you could reasonably assume they're worried. i think a longshot pick would be...
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the european average is 25% for the tax rate. competitive internationally for us. expensing for new business investments. the republican plan is out there. why any republican senator would undermine romney and the efforts of republican senators is odd. i'm not sure they are participating in trying to undermine romney and republican senators. the democrats want to have tax increases instead of spending restraints. democrats want to spend more money. republicans want to have less spending and not raise taxes. host: let's hear from a caller ralph, angton, d.c., val republican. caller: thanks for keeping my taxes low. i used to work as an engineer and am an investor now. i'm making seven figures and pay virtually nothing in taxes. i don't pay security -- the security, medicare, medicaid. i get capital gains, and am only paying 50%. blue-collar people voting for this tax thing is great. i think they are stupid. i am getting rich and the middle class are getting screwed and the lower class are getting screwed. keep up so i will be filthy rich and they will be living in t
the european average is 25% for the tax rate. competitive internationally for us. expensing for new business investments. the republican plan is out there. why any republican senator would undermine romney and the efforts of republican senators is odd. i'm not sure they are participating in trying to undermine romney and republican senators. the democrats want to have tax increases instead of spending restraints. democrats want to spend more money. republicans want to have less spending and not...
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it will almost certainly include higher rates for the top 2% because obama refuses to budge from that position. if the wealthy are going to get hit with a major tax hike, does it really make sense to own the stock of a company that owns motor yachts? not only that, but brunswick also makes billiard tables, fancy fitness machines and bowling equipment. bowling may be more of an every-man activity. i've got my own ball and shoes, yet three quarters of its sales come from its marine segment which includes all of its boats. when tax rates on the wealthy go up in a couple weeks, won't that hurt brunswick's business? you know to an extent, it does matter. but i think it's already getting baked into the stock. i'm really not worried and let me tell you why. first of all, as bad as the fiscal cliff might be, the fact is, it won't nearly be as bad as the great recession. and by the way, that's an interesting compare because brunswick handled the great recession with flying colors. in the marine industry, about 30% of the dealers in the u.s. went under during the recession. isn't that extraordi
it will almost certainly include higher rates for the top 2% because obama refuses to budge from that position. if the wealthy are going to get hit with a major tax hike, does it really make sense to own the stock of a company that owns motor yachts? not only that, but brunswick also makes billiard tables, fancy fitness machines and bowling equipment. bowling may be more of an every-man activity. i've got my own ball and shoes, yet three quarters of its sales come from its marine segment which...
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from 20 to 24% with obama care. the dividend of tax rate goes up. lord knows it could go from 15 to 40. and it may go then another 4% from obama care. between don't know that. those raise the cost of capital and lower the after-tax investment return. all right. i want to be realistic here. rest of the stuff may be extended. how's your scenario affected if cap gains and dividends go up? >> well, earnings expectations could pull back a little bit. remember, the stock market is moved by institutions. as much as we want to think it is individuals, it isn't. 94% of all the volume on the stock exchange are from institutional investors that don't care too much about the individual taxes. they care about earnings. >> i think it is a macro economic effect. it doesn't matter. you raised the cost of capital and lower the investment return for all of the capital in this country and that's going to have an effect. pension funds notwithstanding. i got a champ evening you on that. >> even though i think the cliff will turn out to be a bogus issue. >> i believe tha
from 20 to 24% with obama care. the dividend of tax rate goes up. lord knows it could go from 15 to 40. and it may go then another 4% from obama care. between don't know that. those raise the cost of capital and lower the after-tax investment return. all right. i want to be realistic here. rest of the stuff may be extended. how's your scenario affected if cap gains and dividends go up? >> well, earnings expectations could pull back a little bit. remember, the stock market is moved by...
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the problem with obama's proposals is he wants more. this idea that raising tax rates does not hurt the economy because, you can go ahead and spoke three packs of cigarettes a day for the rest of your life because i know somebody who did that and he did not get cancer. stuart: okay. that was very good. [ laughter ] now, i know why you have not been on the show very often. i am at a loss for words when you are done. stephen moore, i do hope you come back and see us soon. >> thank you, sir. stuart: here is an example of what i call tax hypocrisy. costco founder going to save because of the dividend payment this year. not next year, this year. the ceo, he is a very big obama supporter. even spoke at the democratic convention. >> a president who understands what the private sector needs to succeed. a president who takes the long view and makes the tough decisions. that is whh i am here tonight supporting president obama. stuart: supports president obama, supports tax the rich, but does not pay the rich taxes. i say tax hypocrisy and i am be
the problem with obama's proposals is he wants more. this idea that raising tax rates does not hurt the economy because, you can go ahead and spoke three packs of cigarettes a day for the rest of your life because i know somebody who did that and he did not get cancer. stuart: okay. that was very good. [ laughter ] now, i know why you have not been on the show very often. i am at a loss for words when you are done. stephen moore, i do hope you come back and see us soon. >> thank you, sir....
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earners, only $1 million or more in income and obama want its to be $400,000. boehner is willing to give an increase in the debt limit. he won't get an increase in the medicare eligibility age from 65 to 67. now, want only did the president reject that offer, he race to the microphones today and he declared that he won the debate with boehner on tax rates. so clearly, he now wants to humiliate all republicans, as i predicted. >> i remain optimistic, though. because if you look at what the speaker has proposed, he's conceded that income tax rates should go up, except right now he only wants to have them go up for millionaire, if you are making $900,000, he thinks you can't afford to pay a little more in taxes. but the principle that rates are going to need to go up, he has conceded. i have said, i am willing to make some cuts. what separates is us a few hundred million dollars. the idea that we would put our economy at risk because you can't bridge that gap doesn't make a lot of sense. >> sean: the president wants the country to go over the fiscal cliff and the
earners, only $1 million or more in income and obama want its to be $400,000. boehner is willing to give an increase in the debt limit. he won't get an increase in the medicare eligibility age from 65 to 67. now, want only did the president reject that offer, he race to the microphones today and he declared that he won the debate with boehner on tax rates. so clearly, he now wants to humiliate all republicans, as i predicted. >> i remain optimistic, though. because if you look at what the...
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president obama to deal with hurricane sandy. that's the lesson of this election. americans are yearning for cooperation and bipartisanship. but most republicans, they don't get the message. speaker john boehner is threatening to take us to the brink again by refusing to raise the debt ceiling unless he gets what he wants in the tax fight. he told the president, quote, it's my leverage. he said, quote, there's a price for everything. over in the senate, gop leader mitch mcconnell is striking the same tone. >> look, we already know the president's a very good campaigner. we congratulate him on his re-election. what we don't know is whether he has the leadership qualities necessary to lead his party to a bipartisan agreement. >> mr. one-term-president mcconnell is resorting to name-calling. the gop lost because of this attitude. and now they're just looking like a lost cause. joining me now is steve car kna krystal ball. why doesn't the gop look to chris christie assist a role model? he's the most popular person in their party righ
president obama to deal with hurricane sandy. that's the lesson of this election. americans are yearning for cooperation and bipartisanship. but most republicans, they don't get the message. speaker john boehner is threatening to take us to the brink again by refusing to raise the debt ceiling unless he gets what he wants in the tax fight. he told the president, quote, it's my leverage. he said, quote, there's a price for everything. over in the senate, gop leader mitch mcconnell is striking...
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that will pass and you'll have the exiting stalemate, the president obama position of extending them for the middle class, versus the republican position. one thing that is important that senate democrats managed to do and they gave voice to this was delinking the middle class tax cuts from those from the wellie. the senate has the votes to say they don't all have to go together. you don't have to have tax extensions for the wealth tow get the middle class tax cuts. we've shown we have the votes to separate them and president obama loves that. >> ifill: two big issues which as you point out are going to play out throughout the entire election. todd zwillich, wnyc, julie officerrener of npr, thank you both very much. >> you're welcome. >> woodruff: finally tonight, the school boy stowaway who slipped on to a jet in england and ended up in italy. ciaran kieran jenkins of independent television news tells the story. >> reporter: liam corcoran flew jet 2 to rome yesterday afternoon, and nobodynew he was there, which is surprising given that liam is 11 years old and had no money, no passp
that will pass and you'll have the exiting stalemate, the president obama position of extending them for the middle class, versus the republican position. one thing that is important that senate democrats managed to do and they gave voice to this was delinking the middle class tax cuts from those from the wellie. the senate has the votes to say they don't all have to go together. you don't have to have tax extensions for the wealth tow get the middle class tax cuts. we've shown we have the...
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president obama is making that a condition of this deal. and there's got to be some movement eventually, but republicans are going to have to give up a very big, a very big selling point there if they're going to take the president and say, all right, we'll shift rates, even not back to the bill clinton tax levels that the republicans say they don't want to go to, but even just back to somewhere close to that. >> but do you think, i mean, if we're talking, you know, preclinton levels, we're talking north of 39%. is there wiggle room between 35% and 39%? couldn't they just say, 37% is right in the middle, 37.5% is right in the middle. >> john boehner is used to cutting deals. he has a conference that doesn't let him do it. the tea party folk have stopped him again and again and again. he made statements in the past where he had to try to round them up very forceinally and not always with great success. enough trade bait out there. the president has been out there taxing dividend income. that's something that failed when the senate tried to d
president obama is making that a condition of this deal. and there's got to be some movement eventually, but republicans are going to have to give up a very big, a very big selling point there if they're going to take the president and say, all right, we'll shift rates, even not back to the bill clinton tax levels that the republicans say they don't want to go to, but even just back to somewhere close to that. >> but do you think, i mean, if we're talking, you know, preclinton levels,...
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president obama can just quote the republican governors to say the economy is turning around. i think that's an advantage in two states that will be fundamental to who wins or who loses. >> robert, your thoughts. >> if i can respond to governor rendell's comments. i think president obama very well can quote republican governors out there, but i'm not sure that actually bodes well with the average american voter because saying one they think and feeling another is completely two different things. and to answer your question specifically, it's a broad picture out there. the national economy is just that. it's a national economy. we're all into will this pot together. however,s as you know running for president is like running with 13 different states in mind. pennsylvania, florida, ohio, michigan and so forth. and those are individual mini campaigns if you will and the local economy is clearly what most like lie will decide whether or not will this president gets reelected or not. >> and ohio has come roaring back because of the automobile bailout, no question about it. >> rober
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he was saying toward the end of his campaign, forget about cutting rates. we'll just cap deductions. then he lost and this centrist group says we'll take the romney plan. we are now in day seven of a hostage situation where if obama just does nothing, all these great tax cuts go away. so this idea being floated republicans and some democrats are putting it forward saying, okay, let's leave the marginal rates where they are. but we'll make the rich pay more by taking away their deductions. the problem is all the money in the deductions is in things like the home mortgage deduction, which anybody who owns the house and the building and mortgage and banking industry desperately needs to stay intact. next is charitable donations. so somebody giving $50 million to the university. so the nonprofit sector would be freaked out by that. and the last one is companies that take a tax deduction for the health insurance premiums they pay and the entire health care industry is dependent on that too. so it's an attractive thing to say let's get rid of the dedubss, but the
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what percentage of small businesses would be effected if the tax rates did increase? >> well, based on what president obama has said so far, he would not allow taxes to go up for anybody that makes less than 250,000 dollars. >> i understand. i am aware of the cutoff. i am asking you what percentage of small businesses would fall under the knife. that's the big debate between republicans and president obama. the point republicans make is since so many perhaps a majority of small businesses file as individual tax holders -- taxpayers because they are -- they sensibly work for themselves and companies and then they hire people who work for them. they will fall into that category of above 250,000 dollars and it is unclear -- president obama refutes that and says that the most small businesses and companies. with tax hikes if a bush tax cuts expire. tell me about how the political file would be sliced? they want to protect the entitlement programs because of the people who depend on them. by the way guys obama care is not even ang option. don't go there talking about getti
what percentage of small businesses would be effected if the tax rates did increase? >> well, based on what president obama has said so far, he would not allow taxes to go up for anybody that makes less than 250,000 dollars. >> i understand. i am aware of the cutoff. i am asking you what percentage of small businesses would fall under the knife. that's the big debate between republicans and president obama. the point republicans make is since so many perhaps a majority of small...
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do people agree with the obama administration, this threat of going off the cliff if rates aren't reached. here's what nancy pelosi had to say about geithner's remarks. let me play it. >> if there is no agreement, then the fiscal cliff has to be dealt with. i didn't see it if they decent this, we do that. i saw it as a statement of fact. it's not a threat. it's a prediction. if there's no agreement, we go over the cliff. let's hope we can have an agreement. >> what do you make of the way she put it? it's not a threat. she said, listen, these are the facts. >> nice little economy you have there. nice little economy you have there. it would be a shame it if anything happened to it. that's not a threat. look, we have to start looking at what happens if we do, in fact, go over the so-called cliff, and what happens is, you know, one thing is we take a huge bite out of the deficit. we do it in a crude may, and there would be immediate attempts to fix it and fine-tune it and take some back. some would probably get through. if you actually want to look at it from a policy standpoint, it may not b
do people agree with the obama administration, this threat of going off the cliff if rates aren't reached. here's what nancy pelosi had to say about geithner's remarks. let me play it. >> if there is no agreement, then the fiscal cliff has to be dealt with. i didn't see it if they decent this, we do that. i saw it as a statement of fact. it's not a threat. it's a prediction. if there's no agreement, we go over the cliff. let's hope we can have an agreement. >> what do you make of...